HFFG vs HGYN vs UNFI Stock Comparison

HF Foods, Hong Yuan Holding and United Natural Foods Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HFFG HF Foods Group Inc.
$1.45 -8.2% 1M -32.9% 1Y
Market cap
$78.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
0.01%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
2 wins
HGYN Hong Yuan Holding Group
$0.03 -40.0% 1M -40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$559.73K
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
1 win
UNFI United Natural Foods Inc
$46.08 +1.3% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.76B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.15B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

United Natural Foods leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (United Natural Foods 7, HF Foods 2, Hong Yuan Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHFFGHGYNUNFILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.81M $2.24M $2.76B UNFI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.3x -22.4x 32.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x — 13.2x HFFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +6.1% -2.0% HGYN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.8% -17.9% 0.3% UNFI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -7.7% — 5.4% UNFI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -36.1x — 3.0x HFFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.9% -40.0% +20.3% UNFI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.2%/yr -31.6%/yr +1.2%/yr UNFI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.3% 343.3% 42.4% UNFI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 11/100 52/100 UNFI

Percentile Scorecard

HFFGHGYNUNFI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHFFGHGYNUNFI
Valuation 62 #16 of 40 3 #39 of 40 80 #9 of 40
Growth 16 #32 of 38 24 #29 of 38 73 #11 of 38
Profitability 20 #29 of 36 11 #32 of 36 34 #24 of 36
Financial Health 31 #28 of 40 5 #38 of 40 28 #29 of 40
Shareholder Returns 98 #1 of 28 – 44 #16 of 28
Overall 45 11 52
  • HFFG ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • HGYN ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • UNFI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHFFGHGYNUNFISPY
1 month -8.2%-40.0%+1.3% +0.7%
3 months -3.3%0.0%-7.2% +3.7%
6 months -24.9%-70.0%-7.9% +7.1%
Year to date -32.6%-25.0%+36.9% +12.8%
1 year -32.9%-40.0%+20.3% +11.9%
3 years -63.4%+50.0%+224.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -28.5%+14.5%+48.0% +22.8%
5 years -79.5%-85.0%+6.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -27.2%-31.6%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years ——+9.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+0.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHFFGHGYNUNFISPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.3%343.3%42.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%533.5%43.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.480.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.120.48 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.4%-95.7%-84.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.1%-80.0%-17.0% -1.2%
52-week high $2.69$0.15$55.52 $779.14
52-week low $1.41$0.02$31.42 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHFFGHGYNUNFI
P/E now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 22.1x -22.4xmedian 22.1x 33.3xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 4.0xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -51.5xmedian 9.5x -25.3xmedian 9.5x 8.4xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.5xmedian 16.0x -59.2xmedian 16.0x 8.6xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.8x -9.8xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 1.07 0.97median 1.07 0.66median 1.07

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHFFGHGYNUNFI
Revenue $1.25B $559.73K $31.15B
Gross profit $207.06M $370.82K $4.20B
Operating income -$34.42M -$91.58K $211.00M
Net income -$34.56M -$99.38K $84.00M
Free cash flow -$3.47M -$37.82K $323.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.64 $0.00 $1.34
Cash & equivalents – $13.37K $37.00M
Total debt $183.27M – $1.57B
Shares (diluted) 53.89M 74.64M 62.80M
Enterprise value $78.81M $2.27M $2.59B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHFFGHGYNUNFI
P/E -2.2x -22.4x 33.3x
P/FCF -22.5x -59.2x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 2.7x -59.2x 5.1x
P/S 0.1x 4.0x 0.1x
P/B 0.4x -9.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.4x -9.2x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA -51.5x -25.3x 8.4x
EV/EBIT -7.6x -24.3x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 4.0x 0.1x
EV/FCF -75.4x -58.9x 13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x -58.9x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 0.97 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHFFGHGYNUNFI
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 6.1% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% – 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 26.9% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.7% – 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.4% -268.5% 780.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -47.1% -19.6% 20.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.2% -2,581% 171.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.3% -22.9% 40.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.9% -362.0% 168.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.3% -23.2% 50.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.8% 24.4% 14.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.6% – -4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -119.0% 24.4% 35.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.7% – 2.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHFFGHGYNUNFI
Gross margin 16.6% 66.2% 13.5%
EBITDA margin -0.4% -15.7% 1.6%
Operating margin -2.8% -16.4% 0.7%
Pretax margin -3.2% -16.4% 0.3%
Net margin -2.8% -17.9% 0.3%
FCF margin -0.3% -6.8% 1.0%
Operating cash flow margin 2.3% -6.8% 1.7%
Return on equity -16.6% – 5.2%
Return on assets -6.2% -16.4% 1.2%
Return on invested capital -7.7% – 5.4%
Return on capital employed -9.4% – 4.5%
Asset turnover 2.3x 0.9x 4.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 0.4x 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHFFGHGYNUNFI
Debt / assets 32.9% – 22.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -36.1x – 3.0x
Debt / FCF -52.8x – 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 62.7% 136.2% 77.2%
Equity / assets 37.3% -36.2% 22.8%
Interest coverage -2.9x – 1.7x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.24 -214.83 5.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHFFGHGYNUNFI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.9%
Shareholder yield – – 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) -2.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -24.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 67.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 841.7% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHFFGHGYNUNFI
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 – 13.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 – $3.50FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -40.6%FY2026 – +32.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +126.3% – +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.23BFY2026 – $32.45BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.2%FY2026 – +4.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% – -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHFFGHGYNUNFI
Held by institutions 16.2% – 93.7%
Institutions holding 60 – 360
Change in shares held, QoQ -20.1% – -0.6%
Institutions buying 30 – 185
Institutions selling 22 – 116
Buyers to sellers 1.36 – 1.59

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HFFGHGYNUNFI
HFFG 1.00 0.06 0.14
HGYN 0.06 1.00 -0.03
UNFI 0.14 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HFFG, HGYN and UNFI?

United Natural Foods (UNFI) is the largest by market capitalisation: HF Foods (HFFG) $78.81M, Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) $2.24M, United Natural Foods (UNFI) $2.76B.

Which company is growing faster?

Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: HF Foods (HFFG) +2.8%, Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) +6.1%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Natural Foods (UNFI) has the highest net margin (HF Foods (HFFG) -2.8%, Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) -17.9%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, United Natural Foods (UNFI) leads (HF Foods (HFFG) -7.7%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Natural Foods (UNFI) returned the most: HF Foods (HFFG) -32.9%, Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) -40.0%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) +20.3%. Over five years, United Natural Foods (UNFI) compounded fastest (HF Foods (HFFG) -27.2%/yr, Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) -31.6%/yr, United Natural Foods (UNFI) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: HF Foods (HFFG) 0.01%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 0.00%. Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) and United Natural Foods (UNFI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Natural Foods (UNFI) has been the steadiest (HF Foods (HFFG) 59.3%, Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) 343.3%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 42.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HFFG, HGYN and UNFI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Natural Foods (UNFI) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.